The girls were born on November 16th, 2007, 16 weeks early. Mallory Kate – 1 lb 8 oz, Evan Reese – 1 lb 1 oz, and Kelby Grace – 1 lb 5 oz. Upon their delivery, Mallory and Kelby were transferred to St. David’s South and were doing fairly well considering the circumstances. Our little Evan Reese was a fighter, but she had a lot of problems and she was with us for about 5 hours. We love you Evan and we miss you everyday, but we know we’ll see you again one day. Mallory and Kelby both went through a lot in their 105 day stay in the hospital, from heart surgeries, to brain bleeds, to infections. Many prayers were answered and we thank God everyday for everything He has done for them. Today they are perfectly healthy and growing bigger and stronger everyday. We started this blog to keep everybody updated on their progress. You can scroll down to the bottom of the page for a slideshow from the NICU days.

Monday, June 7, 2010

March of Dimes Walk 2010

Hello from the long lost world of parenting toddlers. Whew! They are lovable, hilarious, creative and exhausting! haha!

To start the first of many updates, here are pictures from the March of Dimes Walk. We proudly raised a little over $150 this year. Thank you so much to everyone that donated. The walk was fantastic as always. A bit breezy and cool, but much better than hot and humid! This year the 5K trek went through the capital grounds (instead of just around the perimeter) which for this extremely patriotic political junkie, was an added bonus. Something about walking on the grounds of the state capital just energizes me! ( I am a dork, I know!)

As we mentioned before, this year Evan's name was on one of the memorial towers. Seeing her name was such a reminder of why we walk and the miracles that God does through the March of Dimes. Below are a few pictures from the walk. We wanted to have shirts made this year, but procrastination got the best of me. Here's hoping for next year!

Evan's tower reads:
Evan Reese Cheatham
November 16, 2007
Psalms 4:13
Thank you God for the five hours we had Evan in our arms,
but more importantly, for holding her in yours until we get home.



We borrowed two single jogging strollers for the walk this year. As you can tell by the girls expressions, it was an early morning!


The annual Capital picture.

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